Storm reports for July 26, 2002

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On July 26, 2002, 33 hail, 52 damaging-wind and 5 tornado reports were logged across 18 states. The largest hail reported was 2.75″ (baseball size) in Holt County, MO.

Storm day runs 7 a.m. to 7 a.m. Eastern (12:00–12:00 UTC), the convention the Storm Prediction Center uses. Radar hail estimates start October 2019.

Storm reports by state

Cities with hail reported within 5 miles

Hail reports (33)

Damage, injuries and deaths

National Weather Service offices recorded about $481,000 in property damage, $75,000 in crop damage and 1 injury from hail, thunderstorm wind and tornadoes across the US on this storm day (90 events in 18 states). Injuries and deaths are those the events caused directly.

What the National Weather Service wrote

• Westmoreland County, PA (near Murrysville) · Thunderstorm wind · $200,000 · 1 injury
  “A microburst hit portions of eastern Murrysville. The length of the damage path was about one quarter of a mile. The width was approximately 200 yards. The strongest winds were estimated to be about 80 MPH. The downburst first struck a car dealership on the corner of Puckety Drive and Route 22.”
• Utah County, UT (near Provo) · Thunderstorm wind 71 mph · $50,000
  “A 71 mph (62 kts) wind gust was reported from a severe thunderstorm. Several trees and power poles were knocked down or damaged. There was also damage to cars and structures.”
• Clarion County, PA (near Scotch Hill) · Tornado F0 · $30,000
  “An F0 tornado with an estimated maximum wind of 70 MPH blew through Cook Forest State Park. This tornado had a total path length of 2 miles and a width of 150 yards. Approximately 60 to 70 trees were downed by this tornado, with one falling onto a parked pickup truck.”
• Jackson County, MI (near Jackson) · Thunderstorm wind 61 mph · $20,000
  “An isolated severe thunderstorm during the morning in Jackson produced several high wind gusts, causing several large trees and limbs to be blown down.”
• Butler County, PA (near Evans City) · Thunderstorm wind · $20,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees in the Evans City area. These strong winds also collapsed the corner of a building.”
• Clarion County, PA (near Tylersburg) · Thunderstorm wind · $15,000
  “Thunderstorm winds downed several trees and power lines along State Route 36. One of these trees fell onto a pickup truck.”

Event narratives from NWS Storm Data, shortened. Up to six per day, chosen by deaths, injuries, damage and size.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Storm Events Database, as entered by National Weather Service offices; data through July 31, 2026. Damage is in dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation.

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